Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-26
ASHLAND NEWS NOTES.



The Ashland correspondent OF the Dis.
patch yesterday wrote as follows:
The commencement exercises OF the Ash
land public school-Miss Laura Ratclltle
principal-were held last night In the
Town Hall, and were attended by large
number Of The patrons OF the school aud
olh6Fs. Miss Carrie Radcliffe presided at
the organ and furnished sweet music. Az
ter the rendition Of several songs and dia-
logues the prizes were presented In very
pleas,ng manner by Mr.. B. j. Peasants.
The first prize for attendance during the
year was given to Miss Mary Goode; second,
for scholarship, MISS Lee Andrews; third,
scholarship I'm grammar, Miss Mary G0ode.
Misses Carrie TreviIIian aud Lee Andrews
and Master Frank Tiller received special
prizes. In the evenings programme the
solo "Last Hymn" was very sweetly
sung by Miss Mary Ratcliff'.
Professor Il. Il. Blackwell, OF the col
leee. left here to-day on the midday train
to take the fast mail from the Richmond,
Frederick.bu and Potomac junction to
Richmond. ard thence 10 Portsmouth,
whore be rs called to The bedside OF his
father. DR.. j. ID. Blackwell. who hls been
taken suddenlyill.
Mr.. Charles r.. Child, who has been AZ
tending Johns Hopkins University, BATH
more, for the past three years, has lett here
for New York city, where he Will take 4
special course in practical engineering. lie
VIII complele hi- degree Of Ph. ID. al the
aboye.named univ, rsily next year.
President Smith, Professor j. Is. Cren.
shaw, ard Mr. Z. &. liowisOn left here Fri
dav morning for Norihiiold, Mass, the home
OF MIR. Moody. The party were joined in
Norfolk tins " nlng by Messrs. Butling-
ton and Pembeiton, Of Richmond; Oli,
Ames, aud Winfree, aud will leave via the
Old Dominion Line II steamships for New
York city. Two days will be spent in New
York, and the delegation will leave for the
conference OF college students in Massa-
chusctts via the Uudson-Riyer Day Line to
ALBANY and then TO Mortified, where thur
teen DAYS OF spiritual and physical enjoy
ment will be had. Professor j. Mercer
Patton will attend the convention on bis
return from visit to Amherst College.
The shiloh (colored) Baptist church will
he dedicated next Sunday with Appropriate
ceremonies.
Mr.. f. b. Sickler has traded his property,
situated in the northern end OF the village,
with Mr.. W. b. ChaIkly, Of Ches field
county, for q farm OF 1865 acres situated
near Ceptralia, valCed at $1,000.
Mr.. J. b. Savage and wife, f.ho have
been spending q short time in the village,
have gone to Accomack county, their home.
Mr. Savage will leave there for the South
about the middle Of July.
The propCrly OF Mr.. w. +. Pumphreg
has been rented TO Mr.. Charles Talbot Of
Redmond, who expects to make this MS
honC, gasN
The rural advantages OF Ashland are
rapidly drawing the people OF Richmond,
and il Is said that there Is but one vacant
house in The village. Many improvements
ave Ia progress, and the value OF real estate
is increasing The little town Il quiet but
on The advance.
Mr.. Thorn Carroll, one OF the oldest
citizens 81 the town, was Frustrated on the
street Yesterday by a slight attack OF vertigo,
which leaves him very much weakened.
Mr.. George Shipley, instructor in malh.
ematics, has Just had an operation per.
formed on his arm by DR.. Mcclure, and
will remain here for a short time to be
under his treatment before leaving for his
home in West Virginia. The sack In the
wrist had become very much infamed, AID
was delicately operated On without cIioro'
form.